The key facts
- A transnational drug group was detained in the Tashkent region; 13 kg of hashish was seized from a stash
- In the Buka district, a drug dealer was detained while selling 2 kg of opium for $20,000
- The total weight of seized drugs is equivalent to 75,000 single doses; criminal cases have been opened
Detention of Members of a Transnational Drug Group
As part of investigative operations in the Tashkent region, a large drug crime group consisting of members of a transnational criminal community was detained. According to UzNews.uz, its members attempted to smuggle a large batch of drugs from a neighboring republic through the Tashkent region.
Hashish Seizure and Opium Sale
The previously convicted leader of the criminal group was detained together with his accomplices. They were caught red-handed at the moment of retrieving 13 kg of hashish from a stash. In another case, in the Buka district of the Tashkent region, operatives detained a previously convicted major drug dealer at the moment of selling 2 kg of opium for $20,000 to a drug distributor.
Scale of the Seizure and the Investigation
The total weight of the seized drugs is equivalent to 75,000 single doses. Criminal cases have been opened on these facts under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The suspects have been taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
